Can't buy a Des Moines home? Here's whose fault it is (kinda)

A bedroom suite on the basement level in a 8,933 square foot home on 2.84 acres in Glen Oaks on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in West Des Moines. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms total.
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"Rush of young buyers: For years, local real estate agents wondered when millennials would start buying homes in large numbers. Now, it appears the generation of 18- to 35-year-olds is jumping into homeownership.

Realtors say first-time homebuyers are driving the demand in Des Moines, purchasing entry-level homes as fast as they hit the market.

Outside observers have taken note, too. Realtor.com said millennials accounted for 59 percent of all mortgages in metro Des Moines, by far the most of any city in the nation.